Page 1 of HELP!! loking for multi region/macro free/pal 50 dvd player(£100ish)

any ideas ? have tried pacific 750 and it was garbage and wanted a dansai 852 but tesco don`t know if they are re-stocking

thanks in advance

deccavideo 5100 around £110

hey dude thanks for reply i did try to get one of these from courts (which you told me about before) but they have no stock so i`m still looking but just in case i find one do you have any idea how good the ntsc to pal 50 conversian is (incidentaly did you read my reply to the thread you posted about the pacific 750 as you were spot on)

thanks in advance

Just read your reply I was told they were fantastic, best thing since sliced bread etc.
but they are rubbish.
Courts can order a decca 4 u but hangfire as the one I got from them last week has a band come up on recording and playback of certain films.
It will only be a fault on the machine I have, but they are sending another on friday.if it works O.K. it is probably a better machine even then my trusty x-wave (I think they are probably the same machine)
the macro and region hack are simple (same as the x-wave)
If u can wait while friday I will post.
U could still order 1 anyway if it don`t work u can always take it back.

Aragorn

cheers. i`m busy at the moment so i`ll hang on till you can check the new machine

ps can you email me as i have something for you (for helping me out)
1nedgo.rehpotsirhc[at]ten.ocset

hi chris
new decca 5100 came today even worst than the last one ....
white was far to vivid making it impossible to read notices etc.( in the films)
a band came up as in the last one.
ntsc to pal was on par with the pacifics ...rubbish
taking it back tomorrow will get another x-wave cheaper in the long run.

Let me know what u get
Aragorn

This item was edited on Friday, 22nd February 2002, 22:33

if you can get a dansai 852 from tesco`s they seem very good and play vcd/svcd much better than x-wave

Chris, tried a dansai there the same as the deccavideo I`ve posted a rating of machines I`ve seen and tested against each other, have a nosey.
I do prefer to look for myself as other peoples idea of good can be misleading.
Which x-wave have u? mines 2 years old badged up as a jeutech must admit I`m finding it hard to get anything new which is anywhere near as good.

Aragorn

This item was edited on Sunday, 24th February 2002, 22:40

Hi Chris
I purchased a A-Trend Helios from a computer fair about a month or so ago and am able to enter the firmware settings very easily.
You can change the region coding and turn the macrovsion off also.
So there is no need to worry about RCE dvds or a need for any macro disabling leads etc.
It will play almost any type barring karaoke cds ,although i haven`t tried that myself.
I paid £140 for it and feel it was great value for money.
The fair i visited was at doncaster,although there are various fairs around the country ,they are run by northern computer markets,to find the nearest to you visit there website at www.computermarkets.co.uk
Hope this is of some help.

xs42 jvc i have which is macro off and pal 50 output
£149.00 door to door
b.g